PRINCE Khalid Abdullah had amazing foresight when it came to the establishment of what we know today as Juddmonte, one of the most successful racing, breeding and stallion operations in the world. He and his team, along with his successors, cultivated a number of bloodlines that are instantly associated with Juddmonte, and most of the major successes within these families have been in the distinctive colours of green with a pink sash and white sleeves, and a pink cap.

In the early days, 1983 to be exact, Prince Khalid took ownership of the breeding stock he purchased from the estate of John Hay ‘Jock’ Whitney. This package included Rockfest (Stage Door Johnny), a four-year-old who had been a useful racemare. She ran 10 times when trained at Beckhampton in Wiltshire by Jeremy Tree, winning just twice and both times at two. The following season she was runner-up in the Group 3 Oaks Trial at Lingfield.